Our Secret Arsenal: StumbleUpon, Reddit and Digg

Everyone talks about Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest. But Digg, Reddit and StumbleUpon have been around for longer than all but Facebook and have driven gazillions of page views to blogs, videos and images around the web. Here's why you shouldn't forget these networks and how to be a good citizen.

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Our Secret Arsenal: StumbleUpon, Reddit and DiggHow to use them to drive traffic – while being a good community member.

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Social Bookmarking First were sites to, quite literally, share your bookmarks with others. (like Delicious) Creating a social space where others could vote content up and down came soon (Slashdot) StumbleUpon quietly gathered steam in the background (2001)

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Reddit User-run community Sub-categories/communities are owned by users Traffic can be tremendous Most posts go nowhere if they don’t take off right away Users despise “spammers” – which they call anyone they perceive to be using Reddit for money or complete self-promotion If they decide you’re a spammer - you’re toast. Be part of the community.